fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
mountain stream; mountain torrent
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
hot water (esp. cold mineral spring water heated up at the right temperature for bathing)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto); Jetavana Monastery (India) (abbr); Jetavana-vihara; Yasaka Shrine (Kyoto) (abbr); Gion Festival (abbr); Gion
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
snow viewing; snow-scene viewing
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
urbanization; urbanisation
Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
Bingo (former province located in the east of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
international trade; foreign trade; overseas trade
slope; sloping ground; sloping lot
scale; scope; plan; structure
less than ...; smaller ...
(beautiful) scenery; natural beauty
beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics; artistic pursuits involving nature themes
to have meaning; to be meaningful
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
light (esp. as a religious offering); lamp
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
businessman with political ties
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
secondary residence; vacation home; villa